Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL
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Application No.: US16481923Application Date: 2018-02-27
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Publication No.: US20200247014A1Publication Date: 2020-08-06
- Inventor: Marco ARCIDIACONO , John ELLIS , Achim FISCHEREDER , Thomas BLAHOUS
- Applicant: HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED , HEXCEL HOLDING GMBH
- Applicant Address: GB Duxford, Cambridgeshire AT Pasching
- Assignee: HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED,HEXCEL HOLDING GMBH
- Current Assignee: HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED,HEXCEL HOLDING GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: GB Duxford, Cambridgeshire AT Pasching
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@49b8e180
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/054828 WO 20180227
- Main IPC: B29B15/10
- IPC: B29B15/10 ; B29C70/50 ; B29B13/02

Abstract:
There is provided a process for preparing a prepreg (31) comprising reinforcement fibre (13) impregnated with a thermosetting resin matrix (20), said process comprising: a) providing a layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13); b) applying a layer (24) of a first thermosetting resin matrix (20) to the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) and bringing the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) into contact with the support surface (5) of a first continuous belt (3), so that the layer (24) of first thermosetting resin matrix (20) is positioned between, and in contact with, the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) and the support surface (5) of the first continuous belt (3); c) heating the layer (24) of first thermosetting resin matrix (20) applied to the first surface (15) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) in contact with the support surface (5) of the first continuous belt (3); d) bringing the second surface (17) of the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) into contact with the support surface 9) of a second continuous belt (7); e) heating the layer (24) of first thermosetting resin matrix (20) and the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) between the support surfaces of the first and second continuous belts (3, 7) so that the first thermosetting resin matrix (20) impregnates the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13); f) cooling the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) impregnated with the first thermosetting resin matrix (20) between the support surfaces of the first and second continuous belts (3, 7); and g) removing the layer (24) of reinforcement fibre (13) impregnated with the first thermosetting resin matrix (20) from the support surfaces of the first and second continuous belts (3, 7).
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